Collar hook



Aug. 7, 1923. 1,464,257

H. c. CLARK l COLLAR HOOK lFiled Feb. '7. 1922 Henry laf/ Ulu/Tlf 14 l il titles? corrieri noon.

Application filed February 7, 1922.

To alli/17mm t may concern:

Be .it known thet l, HENRY CLAY CLARK, e citizen oi: the United States, residing` :it South. ilorn'omh `in the county oli Hamilton end State of Ohio, have invented e new sind useful improvement in Coller Hooks, oi? which the tollowing is :i specification.

lilly invention relates to the fastening oi n coller to s shirt neck-bend hep, `end has for :advantage allowing the coller to slip in butn toningthe lirst side olf` the coller; also 1n allowing' slippage, taking up sleek in first button when buttoning` the second, side of the coller. f

A 'further object of the invention is to allow perfect slippage of the neck-tie. The

hook being; fle-t in construction, prevents the hook is mede.

rlhe coller hoolris 'formed from e, strip of sheet inetsl having slight resiliency and lieribility. As shown in the drawings, the strip is soniewhet wider et the point indicated by the letter a7 then et the point o. rlhe point L indicates the termination o't e .finger adapted to be inserted beneath the lien ot e neclr band of e, shirt. As shown, the 'finger is curved slightly to conform to the curvature of the vertebrae upon which it bears.

'lhe letter indicates the curved end. of e AEnger adapted `for insertion in the rear collar button hole of e coller, seid curved end taking under the lower edge of the inner slightly7 y Serial No. 534.-,723.

Hep oi? the coller so :is to prevent accidentel detachment oi? the coller iroin the hook or shirt.

is shown7 the .finger which enga-ges the neer-bend :flap und is designated by the letter (i is somewhat wider than the coller enraging :linger7 thus giving e relatively broad bearing surface at the point oiI contact with the vertebr. The relatively narrow end snugly engages the coller button hole.

ln forming the coller hook, the strip is folded upon itself et s point near its transverse centen the remaininglonger end then being folded upon itself et e point substantially one-half its length. The extreme end of the lest named end is curved :is at 7) so es to en the lower edge of the inner fold o'l' e collar.

lt is understood that certain minor changes in the details ot construction may be resorted to within the scope oi the appended' claim.

What l claim is: i

A device of the character described comprising en elongated strip of sheet nietel, seid strip being folded upon itself at si point substantially midway oit' its length to provide a finger adapted to be inserted beneath the flap of e neck bend' on a shirt, the remeining portion being folded upon itself at,

n point neer its transverse center, the eX- treme end being curved inwardly :is shown to take under the lower edge of the inner Hap of :i coller zitter being passed through the rear button hole of seid coller, seid curved end end adjacent portions being nerrower than the first named' finger and snugly engaging the collar button hole7 and said iirst nerned Enger being curved substantially es shown to conform with the curvature oil the vertebrae et the point of Contact.

HENRY CLAY CLARK. 

